Oh Love

Brown eyes that sparkled with a smile that could heal
All the pain and hurt that I could feel
I looked into her eyes and thought, “Is this real?”
But even then I knew I fell for your spiel

Love, oh Love, that wonderful feeling
That harbinger of joy and pain
Yes, both joy and pain, for don’t you know
Love’s secret job as a rollercoaster operator
Dutybound to take us high, high, high as we can go
Only to let us fall, fall, fall too fast to realize
That this ride is free and we can get off anytime
Yes, we can say no to Love
It holds no power over us
Like her beauty, it has tricked us, too
Long since Love has held any joy for me
I tried and tried till my face was blue
Now I sit idly by and I hope that you can see
Without Love in my life
I am as happy as can be

But sometimes I wonder how Love is doing
I peek through my living room curtains
“Love, oh Love, how is it going?”
I whisper hoping she will not hear me
“I miss you, but I am well,” comes the quick reply
“Why don’t you come and give Love another try?”
Despite all I’ve said, I’m sorely tempted

For I know the pleasure of true joy
I peek again – Love is looking quite coy
My protests wither away
I step towards the door
Maybe this time Love will stay
I open the door
Love will always find a way
I close the door

The lyrics for this post’s title came from Childish Gambino’s Real Love